Saturday, December 27, 2008

Goodbye Christmas

So Christmas is over ... it's a relief, but it's bittersweet. No more sparkly lights or anticipated gifts. No more excuses to pig out on cookies, cakes, pies, and Tofurkey. But on the other hand, we have new presents to play with! I got a Nikon D60 digital camera (no more crappy photos!), a KitchenAid stand mixer, a travel mug coffee pot, lots of clothes, all five seasons of Saved By the Bell on DVD, and a cool "As Seen on TV" veggie slicer.

I also got to pig out at my Granny's house on Xmas morning. Instead of the traditional Christmas dinner, my family does Christmas Breakfast:

Most of the food is not vegan, so I bring my own tofu scramble, biscuits, soymilk gravy, and soy sausage. The hash browns that my Granny serves are vegan.

She also veganized her Old-Fashioned Coconut Pie for breakfast dessert (shouldn't every breakfast end with dessert?):

Wow, this stuff was AMAZING! I have a new favorite pie. My Granny convinced some waitress at a steakhouse to give her the recipe, and then she veganized it (she even made a whole wheat crust!). She gave me the recipe on Christmas morning, so I'll definitely include this in the cookbook.

As part of my Christmas gifts, my dad ordered me some more Teese and some Dr. Cow Tree Nut Cheese in Aged Cashew with Hemp Seed:

Our first impression - yuk! It had a slightly sour fermented taste, and my dad actually thought it was spoiled. But I got on the PPK forums and asked around. Apparently, it's supposed to taste like that. So I tried it again, sliced very thin, on whole grain crackers. And I actually really liked it that way. It's just not a cheeze that should be eaten alone.

If you choose to order this stuff, be warned that it is very, very small. But since it needs to be sliced thinly, it'll last awhile. I think it'd be nice with some grapes and red wine.

26 comments:

omggg that coconut pie!! I absolutely agree that breakfast deserves a dessert; dessert is ALWAYS a necessity :)

I use a base breakfast cookie recipe that I got from the Fitnessista (http://www.fitnessista.com/).

Mix 1/3c oats and 1/2 scoop protein powder, add 1/8c non dairy milk (i usually add more). Then add 1T nut butter, and add any add ins (spices, banana mashed, pumpkin, applesauce, etc.). As long as you balance out the wet and dry, it'll be great! and you can seriously put ANYTHING in it and itll be great. Just make it the night before, but it in the fridge and itll be ready in the a.m.!

Breakfast looks so fantastic! Dessert for breakfast is even better. BIG kudos to granny for pilfering the secret recipe and veganizing it with whole wheat to boot! That's love, baby.I can't believe I haven't gotten any Dr. Cow yet. There are a few specialty groceries in NYC that carry it. Thanks for the review. Merry after Christmas!

Your brunch looks awesome! Yes, the cheese tastes slightly sour but in a delicious way. I ate some of it with apple slices which was good, some with crackers and some on it's own! I plan to be in NYC one day this week so hopefully I can bring home some of it and avoid the shipping!

I have tried Dr. Cow's and yes, I was surprised by how small it was, especially for the size of it. I tried it every possible way and never found a way to eat it that I could enjoy. I guess it's not a taste for everyone!

i got a new camera too and my food photos still look like shit. i need to take a food porn class or somethin'. glad you had a merry x-mas. i'm so jealous of your supportive meemaw--how sweet of her to do that for you.

So glad you had the same reaction to the Dr. Cow. My husband just bought me some for my birthday. We were so excited to try it. But then, after a taste, his facial expression was hilarious. But, inevitably the crackers were bused out and all was right with the world.

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